Best Healthcare IT Companies in South Africa
The 72 best Healthcare IT companies in South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BroadReach.
- Latest News U.S. Healthcare IT Market Size (USD 344.07 billion by 2030
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Our analysis of 248 Healthcare IT companies
$18.1b in tracked funding; 87% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Healthcare IT companies in South Africa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BroadReach Cloud-based analytics for population health | $320M | 13 mo ago | Funding Raised | Chris Legrand Chief Executive Officer | 2003 | WordPressSentryMySQL+25 | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Vitls Developer of a wearable device for remote patient monitoring | $6M | 43 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 3 | Healthforce Software for practice management systems for nurses and clinics | $3M | 60 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+13 | — |
| 4 | 3X4 Genetics Developer of genetic tests for diagnosing general health | $2M | 78 mo ago | Series A | Jason Haddock CEO | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+31 | — |
| 5 | SyncroPhi Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records | $1M | 123 mo ago | Seed | David Toohey CEO | 2007 | — | — |
| 6 | VitruvianMD AI-based solution for medical diagnostics | $659K | 58 mo ago | Seed | Ifthakaar Shaik Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | Link Health Technology Online health management tool for healthcare professionals | $350K | 62 mo ago | Seed | Daniel Rimbault Co-Founder | 2020 | — | — |
| 8 | Athena Provider of medical payments management software for healthcare | $250K | 28 mo ago | Seed | Jabulani Nyembe Founder | 2022 | — | 3 partnerships |
| 9 | Vula Mobile Ophthalmology referral platform | $173K | 98 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | PythongunicornAmazon Web Services+12 | — |
Top 12 Healthcare IT companies in South Africa
#1
Funding Raised · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2003 · 846 employees$319.7Mraised▾
BroadReach Healthcare offers a cloud-based platform for population health analytics. The BroadReach Analytics platform combined with the company's Command Center and Knowledge Base allows governments, donor organizations and private companies to improve the health of underserved populations. The platform uses health system performance data, supply-chain data, socio-economic data, benchmarks and surveys to offer reports, alerts, data visualization, forecasting and modeling, intelligence and insights into population health.
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$4M
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$4M
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$4M
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$4M
#2
Series A · Durban, KwaZulu Natal · founded 2015 · 5 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Developer of a wearable device for remote patient monitoring. It offers a cloud-connected vital signs monitoring platform that tracks body temperature, pulse rate, and others in real-time. Its features include an integrable mobile app, water-resistant devices, and periodical reports.
- Nov 2022Series A$1.3M
- Nov 2021Series A$4.5M
- Dec 2018Seed$385K
- Jul 2018Seed$1.1M
#3
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2022$250Kraised▾
Provider of medical payments management software for healthcare. It offers a platform for medical bill management that enables patients to pay for healthcare in monthly instalments for healthcare surgeries and procedures.
- Jan 2024Seed$150K
#4
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2018 · 27 employees$3Mraised▾
Healthforce is software enabling nurses and clinics to manage the medical practice. The platform enables providers to provide telemedicine services to manage patient health. The nurses can use the platform for remote patient health management, communicate with patients and doctors. The patients can earn points by uploading the health data on the platform.
- Jun 2021Seed$3M
#5
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2018 · 27 employees$2.5Mraised▾
3x4 Genetics offers DNA genetic tests on how to manage health with DNA testing. The home-based diagnostic kit can be used to test the genetic biomarkers from the sample. The app can be used to scan the QR code of the test to obtain the test results. The report provides data on the identified gene pathways and health analytics which can be shared with the health care provider.
- Dec 2019Series A$2.5M
- Jan 2018Angel—
#6
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2017 · 6 employees$659Kraised▾
AI-based solution for medical diagnostics. The system can take diagnostic inputs such as radiological images, digital pathology images, symptom lists, and other kinds of patient data which are then analyzed by their proprietary AI engines to produce reports giving likely medical conditions, their probabilities, and possible courses of action to help clinicians make more informed decisions faster.
- Aug 2021Seed$659K
#7
Seed · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2007 · 7 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records. Its offerings include KEWS 100, small lightweight sensor modules worn in a disposable pouch that gives the patient freedom to move and give the staff the ability to provide continuous monitoring of body vitals, and KEWS 200, a wireless ambulatory patient vital-signs monitoring with paperless observation records and instant patient review at the point of care, KEWS 300 a CE-marked software suite which supports paperless patient observation rounds and clinical reviews at the point-of-care. When combined with the KEWSpod it provides real-time updates of patient records and instant recall of patient history.
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$493.3K
- Aug 2013Seed$1.4M
#8
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2020$350Kraised▾
Online health management tool for healthcare professionals. The company has developed software that enables patients and doctors to manage health records and treatment planning. It has features for health status management, health vital monitoring, treatment plans, and more.
- Apr 2021Seed$350K
#9
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2016 · 9 employees$40Kraised▾
Online platform for doctors to search for locum jobs. The platform aids doctors in searching for desired replacement according to the needs for temporary requirements, and book according to the needs. The platform connects locums in an area to hospitals.
- Sep 2022Seed—
- Dec 2020Seed—
- Feb 2020Seed$40K
- 2018Seed—
#10
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2012 · 15 employees$173Kraised▾
Ophthalmology referral platform. The platform is a mobile app that connects general healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses and healthcare workers) with eye specialists. The app provides healthcare workers with information, eye test, pupil check, allows them to capture patient information (including photographs), and, through chat function, connects them with specialists. According to the company, the customer paying for the license would normally be the public sector (local, provincial and national departments of health), but could also include large NGOs, and private sector companies.
- Apr 2018Seed$83K
- May 2015Seed$90K
#11
Series A · Gqeberha, Eastern Cape · founded 2017 · 14 employees—raised▾
Online platform offering tele pharmacy services. The platform enables users to connect, communicate and order from local pharmacies.
- Sep 2022Series A—
- Jun 2020Seed—
#12
Seed · Cape Town, NA - South Africa · founded 2021 · 5 employees—raised▾
AI-based point of care patient engagement solutions. The platform provides imaging and lab diagnostics solutions for doctors and patients.
- Jul 2021Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Healthcare IT coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time falling
Funding & growth over time
funding flat · growth flat
How research on Digital Health is moving in South Africa
A read on the academic research around Digital Health — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 596 South Africa-affiliated papers.
- Department of Health78
- University of Cape Town67
- University of the Witwatersrand64
- Stellenbosch University48
- University of KwaZulu-Natal46
- Public health1→8
- Health care1→42
- Health informatics5→32
- Public health4→27
- Health administration2→22
- Nursing research2→21
- Health care12→90
- Health informatics19→94
- Public health13→84
- Nursing research13→66
- Health administration25→70
Where digital health is researched across South Africa
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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